Manual installation mess

[r0k]

Hey Thomas, don't panic. I've read thos two threads in a row you answered

I've just reinstalled WinXP and ran a scan. Of course i had a number of outdated drivers. Some of the suggested drivers auto-installed perfectly, but some of them didn't (some "system" drivers and audio drivers). After reading the other threads i installed them by right-clicking the inf file. But DD doesn't detect those drivers as updated. I also had an error installing the driver for my ethernet controlled and i had to manually run the installer. This one isn't seen as updated by DD either.

I restarted windows but it didn't help. I tried installing using the windows wizard (start menu-> Right click on System) but it tells me i already have the latest driver installed when i point to the download location. DD on the other hand still lists thos 20 drivers as outdated. Oh, and since i deleted the old download from the dowloads window (in order to check that maybe some new ones would show), DD tells me i already have the drivers downloaded, while they are no longer present. There is no way to re-download them.

And BTW, i have 20 drivers, but i scan twice, DD tells me i have 220 outdated drivers. Another scan and i have 2220 of them

Anybody knows how i can cure this mess?